Indian-Origin PhD Student Vikram Mubayi Found Dead After California Hike

Vikram Mubayi, an Indian-origin PhD student at UCSB, was found dead in a lake two days after he went missing during a solo hiking trip in California.

Search and rescue teams recovered his body following an extensive operation that began when he failed to return from his planned route on Wednesday.

Local authorities are conducting an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, while the university has expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased researcher.